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32 .Nd language information
38 .Fn nl_langinfo "nl_item item"
42 function returns a pointer to a string containing information relevant to
43 the particular language or cultural area defined in the program's locale.
44 The manifest constant names and values of
51 with a category corresponding to the category of
56 may overwrite buffer pointed by the return value.
60 .Dl nl_langinfo(ABDAY_1)
62 would return a pointer to the string
64 if the identified language was
67 if the identified language was English.
69 In a locale where langinfo data is not defined,
71 returns a pointer to the corresponding string in the
76 returns a pointer to an empty string if
78 contains an invalid setting.
89 function first appeared in